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FOUNTAIN BRUSH FOR MUGILAGE OR OTHER. LIQUIDS.

No. 379,463. I Patented Mar. 13, 1888.

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ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALLAN COLLINS HARRINGTON, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

FOUNTAIN-BRUSH FOR MUCILAGE AND OTHER LlQUlDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 379,463, dated March 13, 1888.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLAN COLLINS HAR- RINGTON, a citizen of the United States, at present residing in Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fountain- Brushes for Hucilage and other Liquids, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fountainbrushes for mucilage, 850.; and it consists in the special features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts, as will hereinafter be fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a vertical lon' gitudinal section, and Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line it 00 of Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, A represents a cup or reservoir of any desired shape, preferably cylindrical, and formed of sheet metal or other suitable material. Thisreservoir is provided with a screw-l-ln-eaded opening, a, at the top,

and is flattened at the bottom and weighted, as shown at I), so as to keep the device in an upright position when not in use.

B is a tube, having a screw-thread, c, at one end, for connection with the cup or reservoir. Near the opposite end the tube is contracted, and is provided with screw-threads a, for the attach mentot' the screw-threaded brush holder or socket d. To this socket d is attached the brush 6. The bristles are fastened around the inner surface of the tubular socket, and the small end 0" of the tube B passes into the center of the brush.

The interior of the tube B is tlattenedon the sides, forming a chamber, f, square in crosssection, in which the spring-valve g works. This valve is fastened at one end tot-he tube B, its free end, when the valve is closed, bearing upon the side of the tube. This valve controls the flow of mucilage from the reservoir to the brush. The valve is opened by pressing upon the reservoir or cup, the liquid under the pressure forcing the valve open and passing to the brush. When the pressure is removed, the valve springs to its place. screw, h, regulates the extent to which the spring valve opens. The valve can be readily adjusted to suit liquids of different degrees of density and to prevent the passage of too much of the uiucilage to the brush.

The different parts of the device can be separated, when desired, for cleaning, 850.

The operation of the device can be readily understood from the description taken in connection with the drawings, The reservoir A is filled with the inucilage or other liquid through the opening a. The valvetubeB and the brush are then placed in position and the set-screw properly adjusted. On pressing on the sides of the cup or reservoir the mucilage will pass from the reservoir through the valvetube and out to the brush.

Having thus described claim 1. Inafountain-brush formucilage and other liquids, the combination. with a reservoir for containing theliquid, of atube, through which theliquid passes to a brush,and a'spri'ng-valve located within said tube, which opens when pressure is applied to the reservoir and closes when the pressure is removed, substantially as described.

2. In a fountain-brush for inucilage and other liquids, the combination, with a reservoir, of a feeding-tube, a brush, a spring-valve, which is located within said tube, as shown and described, and a set screw for regulating the movement of the valve, substantially as herein set forth.

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ALLAN COLLINS HARRINGTON. \Vitnesses:

Gno. WATT, J r., ANDREW J. OAVANAUGH.

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